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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 454 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1991, and 636 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 1990 (568), and casualties fell from 807.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,138 collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands.

Collisions in 1991
454
Down 20% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
636
Down 21% on 1990
Fatal collisions
9
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
20% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1991

2% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1991 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious9120%
  • Slight35478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious10617%
  • Slight52182%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 1991 is highlighted, with 454, down 20% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025163239
2024134184
202380115
20223542
20216294
202076114
201993142
2018115155
2017158211
2016180267
2015212313
2014225310
2013247334
2012212301
2011217325
2010270381
2009287418
2008294470
2007321497
2006321479
2005312452
2004363500
2003362500
2002378543
2001347490
2000386529
1999378566
1998381516
1997397572
1996379556
1995408573
1994425652
1993391531
1992387571
1991454636
1990568807
1989489726
1988447659
1987412623
1986479703
1985479714
1984466660
1983473637
1982492722
1981456700
1980436668
1979491698

When and where crashes happen in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (15%)
  • Tuesday47 (10%)
  • Wednesday72 (16%)
  • Thursday76 (17%)
  • Friday74 (16%)
  • Saturday64 (14%)
  • Sunday52 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.9%)
  • February34 (7.5%)
  • March32 (7%)
  • April41 (9%)
  • May40 (8.8%)
  • June44 (9.7%)
  • July38 (8.4%)
  • August48 (11%)
  • September39 (8.6%)
  • October43 (9.5%)
  • November31 (6.8%)
  • December28 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight315 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (3.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds325 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (16%)
  • Fog or mist14 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (5.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry285 (63%)
  • Wet or damp152 (33%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.9%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph187 (41%)
  • 40 mph48 (11%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph210 (46%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway400 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.5%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded34 (7.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant440 (69%)
  • Pedestrian73 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (8%)
  • Cyclist35 (5.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1545 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20191 (30%)
  • 21 to 25109 (17%)
  • 26 to 3574 (12%)
  • 36 to 4578 (12%)
  • 46 to 5530 (4.7%)
  • 56 to 6529 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.3%)
  • Over 7518 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider358 (56%)
  • Passenger205 (32%)
  • Pedestrian73 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car597 (76%)
  • Motorcycle51 (6.5%)
  • Other vehicle48 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 in the Staffordshire Moorlands

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Staffordshire Moorlands ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 195 of them in 1991.

Collisions
196th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
185th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
179th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
181st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 1991

The A53 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1991: 43, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA53435607
2ndA520416014
3rdA52395609
4thA523395427
5thA522294213
6thA527283908
7thA521222904
8thB503291302
9thA508903
10thB541781101
11thA51841101
12thB50534502
13thB50173301
14thB50303801
15thB50132200
16thB50512300
17thB50542210
18thB50662400
19thB50141100
20thB50271100

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1991

Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1991: 61.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1991

ST13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1991: 116.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1991, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years